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Overclocking the World Cyber Games
The founder of one of the US' biggest LAN parties on the ultimate custom gaming rig.
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Ready to wear
People say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. Whether the cover provokes desire, rage, or indignation, the point is it inspires something. The same applies to T-shirt design.
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Shoebox shuffle
The BBC’s flagship autumn show for kids, Shoebox Zoo, meant bringing Celtic carvings to life while working with a transatlantic team of animators, artists and compositors.
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Designing for kids
They’re your toughest customers and they can’t even read yet. How do interactive designers keep their audience of children happy?
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A Web site prodigy
The Prodigy was one of the biggest bands of the 90s, and defined a new style. Rockstar had the job of applying that to a Web site.
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Weta: rendering Lord of the Rings
Special effects are now a central part of the moviemaking process. But as audiences demand more, effects houses are being forced to ramp up their processing power like never before.
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Preloaded gets Spooked
Spying used to involve exploding pens and seductive double agents – but Preloaded has brought spying into the digital age with its Spooks 3 site…
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Telly dangerous
If the PC is for when our brains are turned on, and the TV for when they’re turned off, would both together be a disaster for our creativity?
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Broken Saints
It’s been billed as the greatest animation series of all time – and now it’s reached the final chapter. Broken Saints takes Flash to a higher level.
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Top 20 movie posters
From Metropolis to Memento, classic film posters are an underappreciated form of graphic design. We celebrate the best.
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The Mill
One of the biggest names in VFX talks Oscars, diplomacy, and the future effects of Doctor Who.
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Sky Captain and the G5 of Tomorrow
Kerry Conran reveals why he used Macs for everything from pre- to post-production.
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Shaun of the Dead
The Pavement bring the dead to life in the animated menus for the DVD of 'the romantic comedy with zombies'.
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Triangles MTV VMA promo
To promote the MTV Video Music Awards 2004, MTV and Converse’s idea for a promo with a strong graphical look that highlights this year’s venue of Miami, was brought to life by Triangle Television.
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eBoy Growing up with Pixels
Design co-op eBoy has single-handedly made retro-style pixel art cool – and its isometric, quirky, and detailed work is starting an art wildfire.
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The Chronicles of Riddick
Double Negative reveals the creative tricks behind the top visual effects it created for the sequel to Pitch Black.
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Viral Marketing
A viral marketing campaign can make or break a brand. It can increase a company's cred, but it has to be something special to have an impact.
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MillTv's First Olympians FX
From digital environments created from 3D models and detailed matte paintings to digital crowds and 3D horses, MillTv goes for FX gold.
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Living the nightmare
It’s now ten years since Doom stunned the gaming community and appalled the moral minority. And with the release of Doom 3, the creators at id Software have pushed the boundaries of PC gaming.